The Inheritance ( Arven ) ( Arvet )

The Inheritance (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Arven
Alternate Title: Arvet
Screened, competed or awarded at:
San Sebastian International Film Festival
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
Danish ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
Danish ( Subtitles )
English ( Subtitles )
Norwegian ( Subtitles )
Swedish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Sweden ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
110 min

Aspect Ratio:
Anamorphic Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Commentary
Deleted Scenes
Featurette
Interactive Menu
Music Video
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 2003 and produced in:
Denmark ( Scandinavia, Iceland )
Norway ( Scandinavia, Iceland )
Sweden ( Scandinavia, Iceland )
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Per Fly

Written By:
Per Fly (screenplay) &
Kim Leona (screenplay) ...

Actors:
Ulrich Thomsen ..... Christoffer
Lisa Werlinder ..... Maria
Ghita Nørby ..... Annelise
Karina Skands ..... Benedikte
Lars Brygmann ..... Ulrik
Peter Steen ..... Niels
Diana Axelsen ..... Annika
Jesper Christensen ..... Holger Andersen
Ulf Pilgaard ..... Aksel
Dick Kaysø ..... Jens Mønsted
Sarah Juel Werner ..... Marie-Louise
Linda Myrberg ..... Ung skuespillerinde (Young actress)
Lucy Andoraison Hansen ..... Mira
Eric Viala ..... Frederic Rousseau
Valerie Quent ..... Frederic Rousseaus kone (Frederic Rousseau's wife)

Synopsis:

A man is torn between love, family, and a responsibility he does not want in this drama. Christoffer (Ulrich Thomsen) used to work for his family's steel company, but when the stress of the job began taking a serious toll on his health, he left the firm and now happily runs a restaurant in Stockholm and is married to Maria (Lisa Werlinder), a lovely and promising stage actress. At the urging of his father, Christoffer flies to Denmark for a family visit, only to discover upon arrival that his dad has just killed himself. Christoffer quickly discovers why: the steel business is on the verge of collapse and his mother (Ghita Nørby) urges him to take over rather than let his brother-in-law Ulrik (Lars Brygmann) assume control. Christoffer reluctantly agrees, but before long, his decision begins to drive a wedge between himself and Maria, while his difficulty in reviving the failing business forces him to deal honestly with his employees in a manner he's not accustomed to, as well as dealing with the uncomfortable points of corporate power. Arven (aka The Inheritance) is the second part of a trilogy by director Per Fly on the three primary social classes, following his 2000 debut Bænken.

A young Danish man, Christoffer, lives a life of joy and happiness with his wife Maria in Stockholm. When his father dies his mother insists that Christoffer take over management of the family industry which is in danger of bankruptcy. He is torn between his chosen life and his sense of duty to his family and its past. When he chooses to step in as manager his family life and self-respect languish.

A young man is torn between his individual hopes and his sense of duty when his father dies and he is expected to take over the family industry.

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